Certainly, people can change ideologies over time. I have and most other people here have.
That being said, the fact that this man has aligned with various ideologies and movements in the span of about two years makes me think that he is a grifter.
I used to have somewhat of a relationship with him and he struck me as somebody who was mostly interested in his own fame and wealth. There is also the fact that he grew up in a wealthy family (not that that means you cannot be on the left) and his brother is a chud grifter.
At this point, in my opinion, he is basically discount Jimmy Dore, just without the occasional alignment with literal fascists. Essentially, he acts like most mainstream people on the left are frauds, while almost having nothing against the right. All the while, he profits.
Now, if I get proven wrong, I am big enough to admit I was wrong.
We used to follow each other on Twitter and we interacted with each other somewhat frequently. Ultimately, he unfollowed me after I told why I did not think Force the Vote was a valid strategy.
Even before then, as I said, I was starting to see indications that he may have been shady.
the fact that this man has aligned with various ideologies and movements in the span of about two years makes me think that he is a grifter
Except every change has been consistent: moving further left. It's not like he's jumping around trying to find the right grift. What is there even to gain from grifting explicit commies?
Most of us have probably followed very similar paths, just earlier and not as publicly. I remember in 2014 wanting Warren to run for president.
Certainly, people can change ideologies over time. I have and most other people here have.
That being said, the fact that this man has aligned with various ideologies and movements in the span of about two years makes me think that he is a grifter.
I used to have somewhat of a relationship with him and he struck me as somebody who was mostly interested in his own fame and wealth. There is also the fact that he grew up in a wealthy family (not that that means you cannot be on the left) and his brother is a chud grifter.
At this point, in my opinion, he is basically discount Jimmy Dore, just without the occasional alignment with literal fascists. Essentially, he acts like most mainstream people on the left are frauds, while almost having nothing against the right. All the while, he profits.
Now, if I get proven wrong, I am big enough to admit I was wrong.
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We used to follow each other on Twitter and we interacted with each other somewhat frequently. Ultimately, he unfollowed me after I told why I did not think Force the Vote was a valid strategy.
Even before then, as I said, I was starting to see indications that he may have been shady.
Yeah but ultimately if all he does is post on twitter it matters little if he's a grifter or not tbh.
We'll see what happens when and if he starts doing actual politics.
I agree that he's not that big of a deal, in the grand scheme of things.
Except every change has been consistent: moving further left. It's not like he's jumping around trying to find the right grift. What is there even to gain from grifting explicit commies?
Most of us have probably followed very similar paths, just earlier and not as publicly. I remember in 2014 wanting Warren to run for president.
It may be a small niche, but it exists.
I agree. However, most of us were not trying to profit off of it or make ourselves the face of the movement.